Oasis

Released: August 21, 1997

Songwriter: Noel Gallagher

Producer: Noel Gallagher Owen Morris

[Verse 1]
An extra-ordinary guy
Can never have an ordinary day
He might live a long goodbye
But that is not for me to say
I dig his friends, I dig his shoes
He is just a child with nothing to lose
But his mind, his mind

They are sleeping while they dream
But then they want to be adored
They who don't say what they mean
Will live and die by their own sword
I dig their friends, I dig their shoes
They are like a child with nothing to lose
In their minds, yeah their minds

[Bridge]
But I'll have my way
In my own time
I'll have my say
My star will shine

[Chorus]
'Cause you see me I've got my magic pie
Think of me, yeah that was me I was that passer by
I've been and now I've gone

[Verse 2]
There are but a thousand days preparing for a thousand years
Many minds to educate the people who have disappeared
D'you dig my friends? D'you dig my shoes?
I am like a child with nothing to lose in my mind
Yeah my mind

[Bridge 2]
We'll have our way
In our own time
We'll have our say
Because my star's going to shine

[Chorus]
'Cause you see me I've got my magic pie
Think of me, yeah that was me I was that passer by
I've been and now I've gone
You see me I've got my magic pie
Think of me, yeah that was me I was that passer by, passer by
Think of me I've got my magic pie
Think of me, yeah that was me I was that passer by
I've been and now I've gone
Yeah
Yeah
Yeaaaah
Shut up!

One of the most decorated artists of the 1990s, for the best part of two decades Oasis were an instantly recognisable part of British culture and a key cog in the all-conquering machine that was the Cool Britannia movement.

The group rose to fame with the release of Definitely Maybe in 1994, which became an instant success, debuting at number one in the UK charts. They went on to have a much-publicised rivalry with Blur, and despite losing the biggest singles chart battle in British history, they would go on to win the war, becoming global stars with (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, which includes arguably their biggest hit, “Wonderwall.”

The band released their third album Be Here Now in 1997, amid conflict between the Gallagher brothers. Although it went to number two in the US charts, sales were below expectations and it has since been regarded poorly. Fourth album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, released in 2000, was also received apprehensively by critics but managed to reach number one in the UK charts. It was during its recording that two members, guitarist Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs and bassist Paul ‘Guigsy’ McGuigan, quit so Colin ‘Gem’ Archer and Andy Bell were brought on to replace them, respectively. Heathen Chemistry was released in 2002 to similar success, and the band continued touring. In 2004, drummer Alan White left and Zac Starkey joined for sixth album Don’t Believe the Truth, released in 2005, but only lasted until the next album Dig Out Your Soul (2008), when he was unofficially replaced by Chris Sharrock.

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